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- the present invention relates generally to processes and systems that use renewable biomass for generating power in the form of electricity and heat, for producing nitric acid-based fertilizer as a valuable by-product, and for accomplishing atmospheric remediation by sequestering carbon dioxide.
- SO 2 and NO x are in the form of gases that turn to liquids once they are vented and are the primary source of acid rain.
- the mechanisms to reduce these offensive and dangerous byproducts are expensive to build and take large amounts of energy from the plant to operate.
- the energy consumed in reducing these byproducts reduces the net electrical output of the generation plant, and thereby lowers the efficiency of a conventional plant into a range of 34 to 42%.
- nitric acid-based fertilizers are typically produced by processes that use the gas phase oxidation of nitric oxide (NO) to nitric dioxide (NO 2 ) and partially back to nitric oxide.
- NO nitric oxide
- NO 2 nitric dioxide
- processes are considered relatively inefficient, expensive, and limited in their industrial applicability.
- a biomass material is incinerated in a firebox of a boiler to generate steam and power a first turbine to create electricity.
- An excess air flow is introduced into the firebox to increase NO x production.
- the oxidation area of the boiler is operated at a temperature exceeding about 2,000° F., and the flue gases are maintained in the high temperature environment for an increased residence time to increase NO x production.
- the flyash from the incinerated biomass is filtered from the flue gases exhausted from the boiler.
- the NO x is removed from the filtered flue gases and used to produce a nitrogen fertilizer.
- the nitrogen fertilizer is blended with the flyash to form a balanced fertilizer product which allows sustainable production of the biomass material as a fuel source.
- the present invention provides a system for generating electric energy from grains and other biomass, instead of fossil fuels.
- the system improves the efficiency over conventional fossil fuel systems by more fully utilizing all the heat produced by the burning grain and reclaiming valuable by-products.
- the by-products include minerals in the flyash and nitrogen from the NO x , both of which are reclaimed and used as fertilizer to regrow the grain. This allows for a continuous cogeneration system that has been mostly limited to spacial heating at this time and limited to upwards of 70% efficiency due to low burning temperatures.
- a variety of biomass products can be used in this system besides grain. For example, grain dust, switch grass, spent coffee grounds, moldy or musty grain, an array of blended products, intentionally or accidentally mixed grains, and adulterated or contaminated grains can be used.
- the present invention can use heat exchangers to extract the last few hundred degrees from the flue gases as described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,146,755, and additionally in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,711,093, 3,978,663, and 2,955,917.
- the efficiency of the energy production can be increased by up to 20 percent without detrimental effects on the atmosphere.
- the present invention captures nitrogen that has been burned out of the atmosphere and fuel with the same energy that is producing the steam for electrical generation. Thus, the operating cost of fuel to produce the fertilizer is practically zero. This savings in the cost of fertilizer production will reduce input costs for the next grain crop to be produced.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of the process and system according to the present invention for generating power, producing fertilizer and sequestering carbon dioxide using renewable biomass.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the current domestic corn-based agriculture, ammonia production, and coal-fired power plants showing the key product transfers between industries.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of how a corn-based power facility using the present invention could alter the CO 2 cycle and energy requirements as compared to the current scenario shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 1 of the drawings A process and system for generating power, producing fertilizer and sequestering carbon dioxide using renewable biomass will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 of the drawings. The potential impact upon agriculture, energy consumption, and the environment in the United States will then be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 of the drawings.
- grains and grain by-products and virtually all organic materials suited to burn as a fuel for a commercial boiler can be used in the present invention.
- conventional grains including corn, milo, wheat, soybeans, and so forth, can be used, as well as other agricultural crops, such as switchgrass and the like.
- These biomass products are all combustible, although they have different fat and caloric content and slightly different mineral contents.
- the present invention will be explained in connection with the production and consumption of corn, as well as its potential impact on the U.S. corn industry. Those skilled in the art will be able to apply the teachings herein to other suitable crops and biomass products.
- FIG. 1 closed-loop process is shown where grain is produced on farmland 11 and then delivered to the power plant. Electric energy is then produced by burning the grain. Specifically, the grain is conveyed in a controlled manner to an inlet of the firebox 12 of a cyclonic or opposing wall fired burner system. These are the preferred boiler designs due to the high levels of turbulence encountered in the burning area which enhance the production of NO x by 85% to 900% over low temperature fluidized bed systems and tangentially fired systems. Approximately 90% of the NO x of the flue gas exhausted from the firebox 12 is NO (nitrogen oxide), and the remaining 10% is NO 2 . Flame temperature, equivalence ratio, and air and fuel preheat temperatures all affect NO x production.
- NO nitrogen oxide
- the grain or other biomass is blasted into the firebox 12 and burned as fuel for the plant.
- the firebox 12 is preferably maintained at a temperature exceeding about 2,000° F. by the burning grain and provides the primary steam source to power a turbine 13 to create electricity 14 .
- the desired temperature of the oxidation area is the highest that the particular boiler design can withstand under normal safety limits.
- the temperature used today in most situations is approximately 1,600° F. If the temperature is raised to 2,000° F., NO x production will increase by 60%. If the temperature is further raised to 2,400° F., NO x production will increase by another 60%. A further increase from 2,400° F. to 2,800° F. will triple NO x production. Any temperature over 2,800° F. will increase production of NO x exponentially. Therefore, a preferred system according to the present invention will operate at a temperature exceeding about 2,800° F.
- the flue gases are maintained in the high temperature environment of the firebox 12 of the boiler as long as possible to enhance the production of NO x .
- the increased residence time which is the time the incoming air is held in the firebox 12 of the boiler at these high temperatures, can increase NO x production by 2 to 3 times. For example, if a conventional boiler in a fossil fuel plant has a residence time of one second, the boiler used in the present invention may have a residence time of 2 to 5 seconds.
- the higher operating temperature within the boiler in the present system will increase NO x production in the range of sixfold over conventional boiler systems.
- the higher operating temperature will also increase the efficiency of the boiler by producing more working steam per Btu of fuel than is possible with fossil fuel fired systems operating at low temperatures.
- the working steam will come off the superheater headers as in normal operations.
- the flue gases Once the flue gases have passed through the economizer section and the reheat tube assemblies, it will pass through a bag house 15 that filters and collects the mineral content or flyash of the incinerated grain. This will amount to no more than 1.5% of the volume of the grain fuel. This is collected and delivered to a fertilizer blending plant 16 to be added back to the fertilizer blend as prescribed by the soil agronomist.
- the filtered gases then pass through an optional centrifugal separator 17 that splits the NO (nitrogen oxide) from the CO 2 and any water vapor (H 2 O) that may still be present along with minor amounts of NO 2 , SO 2 , and other possibly volatilized trace minerals.
- the energy released from the centrifugal separator can be utilized in a refrigerant working fluid system to power a second turbine 19 to create electricity.
- An example of such a system is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,146,755.
- the separated NO and CO 2 streams then pass through two separate heat exchangers 18 to further cool the gases and to preheat the intake of combustion air for the firebox 12 of the boiler.
- the preheated combustion air provides approximately 25 to 45% excess air flow to the firebox 12 , thereby resulting in 5 to 7% more oxygen than necessary for combustion of the biomass.
- the preheated excess air flow to the firebox 12 increases the NO x production.
- the NO x must be captured from the flue gas stream. This can be accomplished by using a suitable nitric acid scrubber 20 , which can be in the form of multiple reaction chambers followed by wash chambers. When NO 2 contacts H 2 O, it reacts to form nitric acid. Ten percent of the remaining NO then reacts with oxygen in the air to form more NO 2 . Theoretically, this reaction never reaches zero nitrogen oxide (NO) because only 10% reacts each time. However, the use of multiple reaction chambers and wash chambers and the recycling of the NO x through the chambers will improve the NO x capture.
- NO nitrogen oxide
- the NO x capture and production of nitric acid from the NO x can be accomplished in a more efficient manner by using a nitric acid scrubber 20 that passes the flue gas through a tower of nitric acid and excess reacted trivalent nitric oxides (N 2 O 3 ) in aqueous (liquid) form.
- This method of NO x capture will use the technology developed recently by Drinkard, Jr. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,264,909). The Drinkard, Jr.
- nitric trioxide N 2 O 3
- water nitric trioxide
- nitric trioxide oxygen and water
- the NO 2 gas from the NO x is converted to nitric acid and NO by reacting with water, and the remaining NO product is then converted to nitric acid as described above.
- the nitric trioxide can be produced rapidly in high concentrations and will react quickly to form nitric acid. The reactions will proceed in the liquid phase, presumably in a water column, atomizer or the like, and high pressure and temperature are not required.
- the nitric acid 21 can be collected in a holding tank 22 and used to produce a nitrogen-based fertilizer in a known manner.
- a nitrogen-based fertilizer for example, one of several high nitrogen fertilizer bases can be produced by reacting the concentrated nitric acid with aqueous ammonia 23 to produce ammonium nitrate 24 , limestone (calcium carbonate) to produce calcium nitrate, or several other known compounds common to the fertilizer industry.
- the CO 2 , H 2 O, NO 2 , stream with the final cooling will have the water vapor condense and wash out the remaining NO 2 as a weak nitric acid 25 that can be blended in with the concentrated nitric acid 21 to maintain a concentration level sufficient to produce the fertilizer products.
- the CO 2 can be collected in a holding container 26 and sold as a commercial product in its own market, and a small portion of it can be used to aerate the onsite grain storage structures to act as an insecticide and control vermin.
- the nitrogen-based fertilizer product 24 is transferred to the fertilizer blending plant 16 that adds back the micro nutrients that were collected as flyash in the bag house 15 .
- the resulting fertilizer product 27 will have approximately the same fertilizer and mineral content as was removed from the farmland 11 by the grain harvest. This will return to the soil the same nutrients that were removed in the grain fuel and that will be needed to sustain continuous crop production. As the next crop grows in the field it will take in vast amounts of CO 2 and incorporate the carbon into the plant and roots to be eventually returned to the soil.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the current domestic corn-based agriculture, ammonia production, and power generation using coal-fired power plants.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of how a corn-based power facility using the present invention could alter the CO 2 cycle and energy requirements as compared to the scenario shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 2 assumes all coal-fired utility electrical generation totaling 1654 billion kWh. Coal is assumed to generate 10,000 Btu/lb and to be available at a purchase price of $1.20/MMBtu. Ammonia use is based on all power plants controlling unabated NO x emissions of 1.25 lb/MMBtu firing rate and achieving reduction of 75% using selective catalytic reduction. The ammonia requirement based on this performance is 0.3 lb. NH 3 /MMBtu firing rate.
- FIG. 3 an industrial facility for producing fertilizer, ammonia, and electricity is shown which is fueled with the total U.S. domestic production of corn.
- the scenario shown in FIG. 3 results in a 30% reduction in the amount of coal consumed annually to meet electricity demands in the United States.
- Nitrogen is derived from the flue gas, as explained above in connection with the process shown in FIG. 1. Natural gas is consumed to produce ammonia for the production of ammonium nitrate at the power plant.
- the key process production assumptions for FIG. 3 are as follows:
- FIG. 3 illustrates the macroscopic economics and environmental impacts of a widespread adoption of the present invention in the United States. On a smaller scale, it will be seen that promising economics can also be achieved for small industrial power plants using the teachings of the present invention. For example, an electric power plant of approximately 500 kW can be fueled from approximately 640 acres of either corn or switchgrass. The following Table 1 is presented to show the feasibility of an industrial facility fueled with either corn or switchgrass.
- the present invention will also reduce the demand for burning natural gas to produce anhydrous ammonia.
- the conventional Haber Process requires 25,000,000 Btu to produce one ton of anhydrous ammonia. This is approximately $75.00 worth of natural gas at $3.00 per million Btu, a cost which will be saved with the present invention.
- the present invention will produce sufficient levels of NO x at maximum operation to provide more than enough nitrogen to regrow the subsequent crop.
- the present invention provides an organic, renewable process for generating electricity which eliminates pollutants, such as cadmium, arsenic, lead, and an array of heavy metals common to the fossil fuel process.
- the present invention will result in a net decrease of CO 2 in the atmosphere due to the amount of carbon sequestered by the annual growth of a corn, milo, wheat, or other annual plant used in comparison to the amount of CO 2 given off in the oxidation of the grain fuel it produces. This is further enhanced by the practice of no-till farming, which minimizes soil disturbance thereby reducing the escape of CO 2 from the soil.
- Adherence to the agronomic processes will improve the farm ground used for production of the fuel used by the applicant's system.
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- The Applicant claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of provisional U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 60/346,724 filed on Jan. 7, 2002.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates generally to processes and systems that use renewable biomass for generating power in the form of electricity and heat, for producing nitric acid-based fertilizer as a valuable by-product, and for accomplishing atmospheric remediation by sequestering carbon dioxide.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- The most prevalent form of electrical energy generation at this time in the United States is from fossil fuel systems. These include mainly coal and natural gas fired systems, as well as nuclear systems which account for about 15% of the market. While some progress is being made in making these systems more environmentally safe, they nonetheless produce large quantities of pollutants and toxic chemicals.
- SO2 and NOx are in the form of gases that turn to liquids once they are vented and are the primary source of acid rain. The mechanisms to reduce these offensive and dangerous byproducts are expensive to build and take large amounts of energy from the plant to operate. The energy consumed in reducing these byproducts reduces the net electrical output of the generation plant, and thereby lowers the efficiency of a conventional plant into a range of 34 to 42%.
- Conventional energy plants also generate high volumes (25 to 30% of fuel volume) of undesirable waste in the form of cinders and flyash which contains, among other things, arsenic, lead, cadmium, zinc, and mercury. As these materials exit the firebox, they carry along large amounts of heat, further reducing the efficiency of the plant. The fossil fuel systems are nonrenewable and consume fuels for which there are limited supplies.
- While nuclear power generation produces minimal CO2 (primarily from electrical activity), decommissioning of nuclear power plants is expensive and inevitably leaves a contaminated site behind.
- A well-known fact in the agricultural community is that grains are overproduced causing low commodity prices. The problem is too much grain and not enough uses and/or exports. Input costs continue to rise also causing losses to producers that have had to be subsidized by the government to stay viable. Fertilizer costs are the third highest input cost after land and machinery in grain production.
- The most common fertilizers used today are nitric acid-based fertilizers. These fertilizers are typically produced by processes that use the gas phase oxidation of nitric oxide (NO) to nitric dioxide (NO2) and partially back to nitric oxide. However, such processes are considered relatively inefficient, expensive, and limited in their industrial applicability.
- An improved process for recovering nitric acid (HNO3) from the NOx in a flue gas stream is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,294,909 of Drinkard, Jr. This improved process involves reacting nitric acid with NOx to form N2O3 and water. The N2O3 reacts with water and is further oxidized to form additional nitric acid. Drinkard, Jr. has applied this technology to recover nitrogen gases from electric arc furnace dust in the steel industry. Drinkard, Jr. does not disclose the use of his NOx removal process in conjunction with a sustainable agricultural system that bums biomass to generate power, produce fertilizer, and sequester carbon.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a closed-loop facility fueled with biomass to produce heat, power, and nitrogen-based fertilizer with improved economic and environmental impacts.
- It is a further object of the present invention to provide a process for generating power using renewable biomass that reduces emissions as compared to fossil fuel-fired power generation, and that sequesters carbon and saves soil nutrients, thereby improving the environment.
- It is a further object of the present invention to provide a process for producing nitrogen-based fertilizers as a byproduct of power generation, and that reduces harmful emissions and reliance on fossil fuels.
- The basic concept of the present invention is described as follows. A biomass material is incinerated in a firebox of a boiler to generate steam and power a first turbine to create electricity. An excess air flow is introduced into the firebox to increase NOx production. The oxidation area of the boiler is operated at a temperature exceeding about 2,000° F., and the flue gases are maintained in the high temperature environment for an increased residence time to increase NOx production. The flyash from the incinerated biomass is filtered from the flue gases exhausted from the boiler. The NOx is removed from the filtered flue gases and used to produce a nitrogen fertilizer. The nitrogen fertilizer is blended with the flyash to form a balanced fertilizer product which allows sustainable production of the biomass material as a fuel source.
- The present invention provides a system for generating electric energy from grains and other biomass, instead of fossil fuels. The system improves the efficiency over conventional fossil fuel systems by more fully utilizing all the heat produced by the burning grain and reclaiming valuable by-products. The by-products include minerals in the flyash and nitrogen from the NOx, both of which are reclaimed and used as fertilizer to regrow the grain. This allows for a continuous cogeneration system that has been mostly limited to spacial heating at this time and limited to upwards of 70% efficiency due to low burning temperatures. A variety of biomass products can be used in this system besides grain. For example, grain dust, switch grass, spent coffee grounds, moldy or musty grain, an array of blended products, intentionally or accidentally mixed grains, and adulterated or contaminated grains can be used.
- With the present invention, it is not necessary to have exhaust gases exit a chimney at 400° F. or more to disperse undesirable and potentially toxic exhaust fumes over a broad area. Therefore, the invention can use heat exchangers to extract the last few hundred degrees from the flue gases as described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,146,755, and additionally in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,711,093, 3,978,663, and 2,955,917. As a result, the efficiency of the energy production can be increased by up to 20 percent without detrimental effects on the atmosphere.
- The present invention captures nitrogen that has been burned out of the atmosphere and fuel with the same energy that is producing the steam for electrical generation. Thus, the operating cost of fuel to produce the fertilizer is practically zero. This savings in the cost of fertilizer production will reduce input costs for the next grain crop to be produced.
- Numerous other objects of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in this art from the following description wherein there is shown and described a preferred embodiment of the present invention, simply by way of illustration of one of the modes best suited to carry out the invention. As will be realized, the invention is capable of other different embodiments, and its several details are capable of modification in various obvious aspects without departing from the invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description should be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive.
- The present invention will become more clearly appreciated as the disclosure of the invention is made with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:
- FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of the process and system according to the present invention for generating power, producing fertilizer and sequestering carbon dioxide using renewable biomass.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the current domestic corn-based agriculture, ammonia production, and coal-fired power plants showing the key product transfers between industries.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of how a corn-based power facility using the present invention could alter the CO2 cycle and energy requirements as compared to the current scenario shown in FIG. 2.
- A process and system for generating power, producing fertilizer and sequestering carbon dioxide using renewable biomass will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 of the drawings. The potential impact upon agriculture, energy consumption, and the environment in the United States will then be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 of the drawings.
- First, it should be noted that grains and grain by-products and virtually all organic materials suited to burn as a fuel for a commercial boiler can be used in the present invention. For example, conventional grains, including corn, milo, wheat, soybeans, and so forth, can be used, as well as other agricultural crops, such as switchgrass and the like. These biomass products are all combustible, although they have different fat and caloric content and slightly different mineral contents. For convenience of illustration and understanding, the present invention will be explained in connection with the production and consumption of corn, as well as its potential impact on the U.S. corn industry. Those skilled in the art will be able to apply the teachings herein to other suitable crops and biomass products.
- In FIG. 1, closed-loop process is shown where grain is produced on
farmland 11 and then delivered to the power plant. Electric energy is then produced by burning the grain. Specifically, the grain is conveyed in a controlled manner to an inlet of thefirebox 12 of a cyclonic or opposing wall fired burner system. These are the preferred boiler designs due to the high levels of turbulence encountered in the burning area which enhance the production of NOx by 85% to 900% over low temperature fluidized bed systems and tangentially fired systems. Approximately 90% of the NOx of the flue gas exhausted from thefirebox 12 is NO (nitrogen oxide), and the remaining 10% is NO2. Flame temperature, equivalence ratio, and air and fuel preheat temperatures all affect NOx production. - The grain or other biomass is blasted into the
firebox 12 and burned as fuel for the plant. Thefirebox 12 is preferably maintained at a temperature exceeding about 2,000° F. by the burning grain and provides the primary steam source to power aturbine 13 to createelectricity 14. - To this fuel stream is added preheated excess air flows to provide 5 to 7% excess oxygen (25-45% excess air). At these excess O2 levels, the NOx production will double over the normal levels of most existing boilers.
- The desired temperature of the oxidation area is the highest that the particular boiler design can withstand under normal safety limits. The temperature used today in most situations is approximately 1,600° F. If the temperature is raised to 2,000° F., NOx production will increase by 60%. If the temperature is further raised to 2,400° F., NOx production will increase by another 60%. A further increase from 2,400° F. to 2,800° F. will triple NOx production. Any temperature over 2,800° F. will increase production of NOx exponentially. Therefore, a preferred system according to the present invention will operate at a temperature exceeding about 2,800° F.
- The flue gases are maintained in the high temperature environment of the
firebox 12 of the boiler as long as possible to enhance the production of NOx. The increased residence time, which is the time the incoming air is held in thefirebox 12 of the boiler at these high temperatures, can increase NOx production by 2 to 3 times. For example, if a conventional boiler in a fossil fuel plant has a residence time of one second, the boiler used in the present invention may have a residence time of 2 to 5 seconds. - The higher operating temperature within the boiler in the present system will increase NOx production in the range of sixfold over conventional boiler systems. The higher operating temperature will also increase the efficiency of the boiler by producing more working steam per Btu of fuel than is possible with fossil fuel fired systems operating at low temperatures. The working steam will come off the superheater headers as in normal operations.
- Once the flue gases have passed through the economizer section and the reheat tube assemblies, it will pass through a
bag house 15 that filters and collects the mineral content or flyash of the incinerated grain. This will amount to no more than 1.5% of the volume of the grain fuel. This is collected and delivered to afertilizer blending plant 16 to be added back to the fertilizer blend as prescribed by the soil agronomist. - The filtered gases then pass through an optional
centrifugal separator 17 that splits the NO (nitrogen oxide) from the CO2 and any water vapor (H2O) that may still be present along with minor amounts of NO2, SO2, and other possibly volatilized trace minerals. The energy released from the centrifugal separator can be utilized in a refrigerant working fluid system to power asecond turbine 19 to create electricity. An example of such a system is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,146,755. - The separated NO and CO2 streams then pass through two
separate heat exchangers 18 to further cool the gases and to preheat the intake of combustion air for thefirebox 12 of the boiler. As explained above, the preheated combustion air provides approximately 25 to 45% excess air flow to thefirebox 12, thereby resulting in 5 to 7% more oxygen than necessary for combustion of the biomass. The preheated excess air flow to the firebox 12 increases the NOx production. - Once the NO gas mixture reaches a temperature of about 70° F., the water vapor condenses. At this point, the NOx must be captured from the flue gas stream. This can be accomplished by using a suitable
nitric acid scrubber 20, which can be in the form of multiple reaction chambers followed by wash chambers. When NO2 contacts H2O, it reacts to form nitric acid. Ten percent of the remaining NO then reacts with oxygen in the air to form more NO2. Theoretically, this reaction never reaches zero nitrogen oxide (NO) because only 10% reacts each time. However, the use of multiple reaction chambers and wash chambers and the recycling of the NOx through the chambers will improve the NOx capture. - Alternatively, the NOx capture and production of nitric acid from the NOx can be accomplished in a more efficient manner by using a
nitric acid scrubber 20 that passes the flue gas through a tower of nitric acid and excess reacted trivalent nitric oxides (N2O3) in aqueous (liquid) form. This method of NOx capture will use the technology developed recently by Drinkard, Jr. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,264,909). The Drinkard, Jr. process involves reacting NO from a source of NOx with HNO3 in the presence of N2 to produce nitric trioxide (N2O3) and water, and then reacting the nitric trioxide with oxygen and water to produce nitric acid. The NO2 gas from the NOx is converted to nitric acid and NO by reacting with water, and the remaining NO product is then converted to nitric acid as described above. According to Drinkard, Jr., the nitric trioxide can be produced rapidly in high concentrations and will react quickly to form nitric acid. The reactions will proceed in the liquid phase, presumably in a water column, atomizer or the like, and high pressure and temperature are not required. - Once the concentrated
nitric acid 21 is produced from the captured NOx by the process described above, the nitric acid can be collected in aholding tank 22 and used to produce a nitrogen-based fertilizer in a known manner. For example, one of several high nitrogen fertilizer bases can be produced by reacting the concentrated nitric acid withaqueous ammonia 23 to produceammonium nitrate 24, limestone (calcium carbonate) to produce calcium nitrate, or several other known compounds common to the fertilizer industry. The CO2, H2O, NO2, stream with the final cooling will have the water vapor condense and wash out the remaining NO2 as a weaknitric acid 25 that can be blended in with the concentratednitric acid 21 to maintain a concentration level sufficient to produce the fertilizer products. - The CO2 can be collected in a holding
container 26 and sold as a commercial product in its own market, and a small portion of it can be used to aerate the onsite grain storage structures to act as an insecticide and control vermin. - The nitrogen-based
fertilizer product 24 is transferred to thefertilizer blending plant 16 that adds back the micro nutrients that were collected as flyash in thebag house 15. The resultingfertilizer product 27 will have approximately the same fertilizer and mineral content as was removed from thefarmland 11 by the grain harvest. This will return to the soil the same nutrients that were removed in the grain fuel and that will be needed to sustain continuous crop production. As the next crop grows in the field it will take in vast amounts of CO2 and incorporate the carbon into the plant and roots to be eventually returned to the soil. - The potential impact of the present invention on the affected industries will be explained by a comparison of FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the current domestic corn-based agriculture, ammonia production, and power generation using coal-fired power plants. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of how a corn-based power facility using the present invention could alter the CO2 cycle and energy requirements as compared to the scenario shown in FIG. 2.
- The farmer in both FIGS. 1 and 2 consumes fuel to produce corn. Fuel consumption and CO2 production on the farm are the same for both scenarios. Fuel consumption of six gallons per acre was assumed based on known averages. CO2 production was calculated based on the consumption of gasoline. Grain production of 9506 million bushels was based on the USDA figures for total U.S. production in 2001. Nitrogen requirements of 150 lb/acre were assumed based on known averages.
- FIG. 2 assumes all coal-fired utility electrical generation totaling 1654 billion kWh. Coal is assumed to generate 10,000 Btu/lb and to be available at a purchase price of $1.20/MMBtu. Ammonia use is based on all power plants controlling unabated NOx emissions of 1.25 lb/MMBtu firing rate and achieving reduction of 75% using selective catalytic reduction. The ammonia requirement based on this performance is 0.3 lb. NH3/MMBtu firing rate.
- In FIG. 3, an industrial facility for producing fertilizer, ammonia, and electricity is shown which is fueled with the total U.S. domestic production of corn. The scenario shown in FIG. 3 results in a 30% reduction in the amount of coal consumed annually to meet electricity demands in the United States. Nitrogen is derived from the flue gas, as explained above in connection with the process shown in FIG. 1. Natural gas is consumed to produce ammonia for the production of ammonium nitrate at the power plant. The key process production assumptions for FIG. 3 are as follows:
- Electrical generation efficiency 35%
- Higher heating value (HHV) corn 8928 Btu/lb
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Excess air 20% - 2,000 ppm NOx production
- Power plant CO2 production 222 lb CO2/MMBtu fuel
- Net nitric acid production 5.36 lb/MMBtu corn
- Nitrogen production 0.46 lb N/HNO3 produced
- Ammonia to make ammonium nitrate 0.3 lb NH3/lb HNO3 produced
- Natural gas consumption to make ammonia 33.5 MMBtu/ton NH3
- CO2 production calculated from the Haber Process
- The requirements for ammonia as fertilizer in the existing scenario shown in FIG. 2 will decrease in the scenario shown in FIG. 3. Ammonium nitrate will be produced from NOx generated by combustion of corn in a power plant, as explained above with reference to FIG. 1. As a result, natural gas required to produce ammonia using the well-known Haber Process will be decreased by 42% in the scenario shown in FIG. 3 as compared to the scenario shown in FIG. 2. This reduction will account for a substantial decrease in CO2 emissions to the atmosphere.
- FIG. 3 illustrates the macroscopic economics and environmental impacts of a widespread adoption of the present invention in the United States. On a smaller scale, it will be seen that promising economics can also be achieved for small industrial power plants using the teachings of the present invention. For example, an electric power plant of approximately 500 kW can be fueled from approximately 640 acres of either corn or switchgrass. The following Table 1 is presented to show the feasibility of an industrial facility fueled with either corn or switchgrass.
TABLE 1 Economics for Corn and Switchgrass Production for a 500-kW Power Plant Corn Switchgrass Harvested Acres 640 acres 640 acres Production 88,448 bu 2560 tons Fuel Value 44,221 MMBtu 40,960 MMBtu Electricity Production 4,534,840 kWh 4,200,410 kWh Capacity 518 kW 479 kW NOx Production 69 tons 63 tons Nitric Acid 119 tons 110 tons Nitrogen Production 54.5 tons 50.5 tons Ammonia Use 35.6 tons 32.9 tons Revenues Electricity ($0.066/kWh) $299,299 $277,227 Nitrogen ($272/ton) $14,828 $13,735 Purchases Fuel ($5.00) $221,106 $81,920 Ammonia ($224/ton) $7,964 $7,377 Net Revenue $85,058 $201,665 Capital Investment $1,035,352 $958,998 ($2,000/kW) ROI 12.2 years 4.8 years - In the above Table 1, it is assumed that power efficiency of the electric power plant using the higher temperatures taught by the present invention will be 35% greater than in conventional fossil fuel-based power plants. By assuming NOx production at 2,000 ppm, a return on investment of 5 to 12 years is shown. Switchgrass is shown as having even better returns than corn because of low fuel prices. Fuel cost and electricity value are the primary economic factors. However, if NOx levels can approach 50,000 ppm, then fertilizer production becomes the most significant economic factor. NOx levels of at least 8,000 ppm are possible, as taught by The John Zink Combustion Handbook (CRC, 2001), which would produce nitrogen revenues at approximately 10% of electricity revenues.
- It is estimated that a coal power plant produces 1950 lbs. of CO2/MWe of electricity produced. It would require approximately 30 bushels of corn (approximately ¼ acre) to produce 1 MWe based on present fossil fuel burning efficiencies. This amount of corn would remove approximately 8216 lbs. of CO2 from the atmosphere, less approximately 2,016 lbs. attributed to the burning of the grain. The present invention would thus provide a net removal of about 6200 lbs. of CO2 from the atmosphere per MWe of electricity generated. A 50 MWe grain fueled power plant according to the present invention would allow for the net remediation of 1,314,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere on an annual basis. 150 such plants, which is approximately what would be required to burn the present excess grain production capabilities in the United States, would sequester 197,100,000 tons of CO2 annually.
- The present invention will also reduce the demand for burning natural gas to produce anhydrous ammonia. For example, the conventional Haber Process requires 25,000,000 Btu to produce one ton of anhydrous ammonia. This is approximately $75.00 worth of natural gas at $3.00 per million Btu, a cost which will be saved with the present invention. The present invention will produce sufficient levels of NOx at maximum operation to provide more than enough nitrogen to regrow the subsequent crop.
- The present invention provides an organic, renewable process for generating electricity which eliminates pollutants, such as cadmium, arsenic, lead, and an array of heavy metals common to the fossil fuel process.
- The present invention will result in a net decrease of CO2 in the atmosphere due to the amount of carbon sequestered by the annual growth of a corn, milo, wheat, or other annual plant used in comparison to the amount of CO2 given off in the oxidation of the grain fuel it produces. This is further enhanced by the practice of no-till farming, which minimizes soil disturbance thereby reducing the escape of CO2 from the soil.
- Adherence to the agronomic processes (no-till and balanced fertilizer application) will improve the farm ground used for production of the fuel used by the applicant's system.
- The value of commodity grains in rural areas will increase due to increased usage of grain, reduced costs to transport the grain, and reduced cost to transport the final end product, electricity. The electricity generated can be sold and delivered through existing power grids. Furthermore the fertilizer is produced in the vicinity of the fields and does not incur significant transportation costs.
- Development and implementation of the present invention will comply with and compliment current efforts being made by state and federal governments for rural development. The invention will provide employment in the construction phase, future ongoing operations, and attraction of businesses dependent upon reliable, clean, environmentally responsible electrical energy.
- While the invention has been specifically described in connection with specific embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that this is by way of illustration and not of limitation, and the scope of the appended claims should be construed as broadly as the prior art will permit.
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